He played football for Invercargill City when it won the Southern League in the 1970s, and senior cricket in Southland.
Dick (73) started competitive darts in 1961 and has played off and on since.
This is his fourth Masters Games in Dunedin and he has won a gold medal on every visit.
He has lost count of the number of gold medals he has won at Masters Games and other darts competitions.
''The secret is concentration and determination,'' he said.
''I just focus on what I've got to do.''
He used to get nervous when he stepped up to the dartboard, but he has had so much experience it does not worry him now.
The maximum score for one turn is 180 and he gained one in the singles yesterday. He has achieved this several hundred times during his career.
Just before coming to Dunedin he threw the prized 170 finish to complete the game.
''It was only the second one that I've thrown in competition,'' he said.
''That's a bigger achievement than the 180.''
Dick has never achieved the nine-dart game which is the ultimate for players.
''The best I've had is 11 darts,'' he said.
''I'm always trying to do better, even at my age.
''Darts is a competitive game and everyone is equal. It doesn't matter how tall or short you are.''
Dick is dedicated to his darts and plays in competitions three nights a week and practises another couple of nights on the board at his home.
''I concentrate on hitting doubles or getting the shortest game I can with the least number of darts,'' he said.
Darts has become popular over the past few years because the world championships have been shown on television.
''The numbers are increasing in Tauranga,'' Dick said.
''The Citizens Club has increased its weekly playing membership from 15 to 30 and it's still climbing''That's the beauty of darts,'' he said.
''Anyone can play.
''Everyone talks about the darts on telly. It's a big discussion point.''
This is Dick's fourth Masters Games in Dunedin.
''Dunedin's a lovely spot,'' he said.
''The people are nice and I have family connections here.''
Dick grew up in Invercargill and was a book-keeper for most of his working life.
He is a regular in the Bay of Plenty team that contests the New Zealand championships each year. The highlight was to come second in the team event.
Seven Southland women enjoy coming to the Masters Games in Dunedin to play in the novice grade of darts.
''We are old netball girls and looked for something less strenuous to do,'' Mary Daly said.
''We tried Twilight 400 one year and enjoyed the darts. We do it for fun.''
The two women who came first in 1994 were Iona Black and Ailsa Dawson from Riverton.
Daly, Dianne Anderson and Anne Brown also come from the Riverton district. Pam Clearwater and Pam Cooper are from Invercargill.
